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Posted on 1/14/2018

By Charlie Lewis

Capt. Raab, who was quoted as saying, "I absolutely love this job!", has been a Baltimore City firefighter for almost 28 years.

Baltimore City Fire Captain William R. Raab has been a firefighter for almost 33 years. He began as a volunteer firefighter in St. Michael's, MD. He joined the Baltimore City Fire Dept. in 1990. In 1996, he was promoted to Emergency Vehicle Driver. In 2003, he made Lieutenant, and in 2014, he was promoted to Captain.

After floating for a short time, he became the Captain for Truck 1, which is running 4,800 calls a year and is one of the city's more busier companies. He has made several rescues, including a recent one in the 400 block of E. 21st St. in November of 2017.

He has received three exemplary performance awards and four unit citations, as well as the Distinguished Service Award. Throughout his career, he has served at the city's busiest houses, including the house of Engine 8 & Truck 10, which has been nicknamed "Jobtown".